Christmas Hits (The Ultimate Collection)

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1Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
Blossom Street Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2010)
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist:
Robert Croo (16th-century lyricist of "The Coventry Carol") (in 1534)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
The Blossom Street Singers2:50
2Mary Had a Baby
Cwmbach Male Choir1:39
3Ding Dong Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Blossom Street Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2010)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
is based on:
Branle de l’official
The Blossom Street Singers1:40
4Angels We Have Heard
Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford1:48
5Good King Wenceslas
choir vocals:
Blossom Street Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2010)
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
The Blossom Street Singers2:29
6Jingle Bells
choir vocals:
Regency Youth Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Regency Youth Choir2:14
7I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
Blossom Street Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2010)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
The Blossom Street Singers1:59
8Jolly Old St Nicholas
Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford2:11
9It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
choir vocals:
Blossom Street Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2010)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (carol version)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 29)
is based on:
CAROL (hymn tune)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. Sir Arthur Sullivan)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
is based on:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (poem)
The Blossom Street Singers2:10
10Christ‐Child in the Manger
Cwmbach Male Choir1:58
11We Three Kings
choir vocals:
Blossom Street Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2010)
recording of:
We Three Kings
lyricist and composer:
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24751)
The Blossom Street Singers2:17
12I Hear the Bells on Christmas Day
Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford3:26
13O Christmas Tree
choir vocals:
Regency Youth Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K
recording of:
O Christmas Tree (English version of German "O Tannenbaum")
lyricist:
Ernst Anschütz (in 1824)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
translated version of:
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree, original German version)
Regency Youth Choir1:48
14We Wish You a Merry Christmas
choir vocals:
Blossom Street Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2010)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 230)
The Blossom Street Singers1:26
15When a Child Is Born
Cwmbach Male Choir2:21
16For Unto Us a Child Is Born
Regency College Choir4:10
17O Thou Joyful Day
Choir of St Peter’s College, Oxford2:57
18Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
choir vocals:
London Regency Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K
London Regency Choir3:01
19The Cherry Tree Carol
choir vocals:
Blenheim Singers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K
recording of:
The Cherry-Tree Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 54) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 453)
Blenheim Singers2:22
20Twelve Days of Christmas
choir vocals:
Regency Youth Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
N2K
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (English baritone and composer) (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Regency Youth Choir3:54

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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, ULTIM5CD) (number: 027) (order: 19)
standalone website:http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/shop/labels.asp?label=Ultimate [info]